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#B4B8CF Color

#B4B8CF is rgb(180, 184, 207) in RGB, hsl(231, 22%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4B8CF
HEX#B4B8CF
RGBrgb(180, 184, 207)
HSLhsl(231, 22%, 76%)
HSVhsv(231, 13%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78.7% 0.033 277.8)
LABlab(75.01% 2.00 -12.15)
LCHlch(75.01% 12.32 279.35)

What #B4B8CF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B4B8CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.74Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 6.79Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 7.1Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 7.57Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 8.26Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.27

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#B4B8CF Channel Values

How #B4B8CF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 180 · G 184 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 231° · S 22% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 231° · S 13% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.96:1 vs white · 10.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4B8CF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4B8CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4B8CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4B8CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4B8CF
Complementary
#CFCBB4
Analogous
#B4C6CF
Analogous
#BEB4CF
Triadic
#CFB4B8
Triadic
#B8CFB4
Split comp.
#CFBEB4
Split comp.
#C6CFB4

Tints & Shades of #B4B8CF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEC1D5
#C7CADB
#D0D3E1
#DDDFE9
#E6E7EF
#EFF0F5

Shades

#959BBB
#737BA5
#5A618C
#464C6D
#32364E
#1C1E2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4B8CF.

How #B4B8CF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B4B8CF
Protanopia#B7B7CF
Protanomaly#B6B8CF
Deuteranopia#B7B7CF
Deuteranomaly#B6B7CF
Tritanopia#B1BBBB
Tritanomaly#B2BAC3
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

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Using #B4B8CF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b4b8cf: #B4B8CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4B8CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4b8cf': '#B4B8CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.722, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_b4b8cf">#B4B8CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4B8CF"

More Blue Colors

#B4B8CF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B4B8CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4B8CF?

#B4B8CF is a light blue — rgb(180, 184, 207) in RGB and hsl(231, 22%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.74.

What is the RGB value of #B4B8CF?

#B4B8CF is rgb(180, 184, 207) — red 180, green 184, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4B8CF?

#B4B8CF converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4B8CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4B8CF scores 1.96:1 against white and 10.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4B8CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4B8CF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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